New Paleoclimate Database Useful for Climate Science and Assessments
COM-funded researchers produced a robust climate reconstruction from 800 through 2005 CE using paleoclimate data from across the globe and multiple models.
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Ocean Carbon Storage Study Reduces Uncertainty in Future Projections by 50%
COM-funded ocean carbon storage study finds model uncertainty can be reduced by half when adjusting to agree with observations, highlighting the value of collaboration between the two scientific communities.
Critical Research Outcomes at 2023 US CLIVAR Summit with Strong CPO Showing
CPO staff, collaborators, and funded scientists engage in discussions on topics like climate impact on humans, indigenous peoples’ climate information needs, and the importance of the Southern Ocean in climate models, resulting in key research outcomes.
How can we make the new fleet of biogeochemical Argo floats most effective?
Research funded by COM, CVP, and GOMO, investigates current Argo floats and provides recommendations for future deployment of a new fleet that can measure biogeochemical variables
Can Earth System Models Capture Intricate Links between Phytoplankton, Environmental Factors, and Global Carbon?
New research on the key role of phytoplankton in the global carbon cycle was supported by a joint COM, CVP, and GOMO grant.
New Global Plankton Data Product to Link Climate and Fisheries in Global Models
COM/CVP/GOMO supported research team releases a new data product providing global plankton community size structure observations to benefit biogeochemical modeling.
Climate Drivers of Declining Water Resources in the Tigris–Euphrates River Basin
Depleting water resources in the Tigris–Euphrates river basin is primarily driven by interannual drought and plant transpiration processes, with additional impact from decadal scale declining rainfall, according to the results of a new COM-funded modeling study.
Forams in the Northern California Current Reveal a Close Link to Marine Heatwaves
New COM-supported research produces the first detailed dataset of foram species variations in the Northern California Current during marine heat wave events.
Sea Ice Modeling Collaboration Workshop Taking Place in Boulder, CO April 25-27
This workshop, organized by the COM- and CVP-supported Sea Ice Modeling Collaboration Team, will work toward collaboration in model development, evaluation, applications, and advancements.
New Data Product Provides Environmental Indicators for Ocean Acidification from 1750 to 2100
Significant improvements in ocean acidification data and projections through 2100 are published in a new data product supported by a collaborative initiative between COM, CVP, and GOMO.